Never Thought I'd Start Another One - tc464 (A) vs. Mike (J)

[Mike Solli]

Actually, I don't think that they can. Without a capital, I don't think you can re-build that nations forces. They go back into the auto return queue, but without a return date. It looks something like this:
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China still has both the capital and secondary capital. But, according to the rules book (unless they changed), only infantry units come back at 1/3 TO&E. The construction regiments are engineers. I don't think they will come back at 1/3 TO&E.

Sorry, I thought you had taken out the CHI already ... confusing AAR's, SORRY.

Dang, end of Sept 42, and you still have to take CK ... ouch. This is gonna be painful.

I don't think it'll be as painful as the last go around. I took Chungking in Jan 44. Right now I have surrounded pockets totaling 44 units with >350k troops. Also, in Sian is a stack of 38 units of 242k troops. They aren't surrounded, but I control all the roads out of there. There are other units here and there too. 47k in Lanchow. 164k in Kweiyang. They're being demolished and the remnants will end up in Chungking. Another dozen or so scattered around here and there.

CK has 63 units totaling 193k troops. Chengtu has 2 units of 15k. The other two bases on that plain each have 1 unit of ~15k. Yeah, it'll take awhile but I'll do it in 43 (I hope).

When the remnants of Kweiyang end up in CK, he'll have ~300k troops there, with a third of them trash. The rest are rebuilding. The IJAAF will bomb the hell out of them. After I take Kweiyang, I'll surround CK.

[Mike Solli]

27 Sep 42

Sub War

The I-169 spotted another xAP today (after torpedoing the monster yesterday). She put a torpedo into a smaller loaded xAP. Later in the day, she caught up with the xAP again and put another torpedo into her, this time putting her down.

The I-173 was caught south of Milne Bay and hit by a DC. The damage wasn't severe but it was enough to send her home from repairs.

5 Fleet

Nothing to report.

4 Fleet

Nothing to report.

SE Fleet

Things settled down in this area for the most part. Only Ted's bombers were active, mainly bombing Munda's troops.

Enemy bomber sorties:

2E: 6
4E: 66

SRA

Nothing to report.

Burma

Nothing to report.

China

Lanchow and Chungking's airfields took additional damage and Kweiyang's troops got pummeled by IJAAF bombers. The army intending to take Kweiyang is still gathering.

Other Stuff

Nothing to report.

[Mike Solli]

28 Sep 42

Sub War

Nothing to report.

5 Fleet

Nothing to report.

4 Fleet

Nothing to report.

SE Fleet

Nine torpedo laden Nells raided Milne Bay sinking 2 ACMs. I was hoping for bigger game, but now the minefield will begin to degrade.

In the afternoon, 36 more Nells showed up at Milne Bay, but this time there were Allied fighters. I lost about half a dozen Nells. The survivors bore in sinking 2 AMs and another ACM, but misses the two xAPs.

Allied bomber sorties:

2E: 7
4E: 97

They again went after troops in the jungle. Ted seems to be avoiding my airfields. Maybe he's losing planes as op losses from the damage my fighters do.

SRA

Nothing to report.

Burma

Nothing to report.

China

Bombing and maneuvering...

Other Stuff

Nothing to report.

[Mike Solli]

29 Sep 42

Sub War

Nothing to report.

5 Fleet

Nothing to report.

4 Fleet

Nothing to report.

SE Fleet

Bloody day in the air today.

In the morning, I swept Woodlark Island thinking there were only a few enemy fighters there. My 32 Tojos ran into 4 P-38Fs, 10 P-40Ks and 18 F4F4s. It was an even match (which I don't like - I want uneven in my favor) but the Tojos didn't perform too badly. At a cost of 5 Tojos (5 K/MIA), they downed 3 P-40s and 6 Wildcats.

Later, 3 laggard Tojos showed up late to the party and lost one of their number for no kills.

A bunch of heavy bombers bombed Munda's troops doing little damage.

Then, 17 B-17Es went after the troops at Gasmata. I had 9 Zeros and 35 Nicks flying CAP there. At a cost of 1 Nick (KIA), 6 of the beasts were shot down! Lots of Nicks works really well!

Then a second wave of 8 B-17Es showed up. Three of them were shot down as well!

Allied bomber sorties:

2E: 0
4E: 95 (before the losses)

SRA

Nothing to report.

Burma

It was pretty bloody in this AO too. A sentai of 34 Oscar IIas met 12 P-40Es and 16 Hurricane IIcs. The Oscars came out the worst (of course), losing 3 (3 KIA, 1 WIA) for a Warhawk and 2 Hurricanes.

China

Bombing and maneuvering.

Other Stuff

Nothing to report.

[Mike Solli]

29 Sep addition: I spotted a couple of carriers hanging out near Luganville.